Hydrangea macrophylla All Summer Beauty
All Summer Beauty Hydrangea (Big Leaf Hydrangea)
Large-leaved mophead type that blooms on old and new wood, extending the bloom time.
- Deciduous shrub with rounded habit
- Large, rounded "mophead" flowers (see 'Homeowner Tips')
- Flowers on both old and new wood growth
- Category: Shrub
- Hardiness Zone: 5-9
- Height: 3-4 ft
- Spread: 3-4 ft
- Bloom Color: Blue, Pink
- Foliage Color: Green
Landscape Characteristics
| • | Flowers |
Specialty Use
| • | Woodland Garden |
Foliage
| • | Deciduous |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Summer |
Growth Rate
| • | Moderate |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Attributes
| • | Border or Bed |
| • | Cut Flower/Foliage |
| • | Focal Point |
| • | Low Maintenance |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Salt Tolerant |
| • | Specimen |
| • | Summer Bloomer |
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Hydrangea macrophylla All Summer Beauty
Soil pH affects the flower color (blue in highly acidic soils and lilac to pink in slightly acidic to alkaline soils). Add aluminum sulfate to the soil to make the flowers bluer or add lime to the soil to make the flowers pinker.